Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Healthcare Personnel During the First Month of Caring for Patients With COVID-19—Nashville, Tennessee
William B. Stubblefield, H. Keipp Talbot, Leora R. Feldstein, Mark W. Tenforde, Mohammed Ata Ur Rasheed, Lisa Mills, Sandra Lester, Brandi Freeman, Natalie J. Thornburg, Ian D. Jones, Michael J. Ward, Christopher J. Lindsell, Adrienne Baughman, Natasha Halasa, Carlos G. Grijalva, Todd W. Rice, Manish M. Patel, Wesley H. Self
Abstract
Among 249 healthcare personnel who worked in hospital units with COVID-19 patients for 1 month, 19 (7.6%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Only 11 (57.9%) of the 19 personnel with positive serology reported symptoms of a prior illness, suggesting asymptomatic healthcare personnel could be an important source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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